[Ibon]

The Republicans control the executive and the legislature. They will name conservative judges. For the first time in a long time grid lock can be broken and the government can actually move forward.

What moving forward means is what many worry about.

The interesting thing is that now the republicans have to own all these really complicated issues, the same issues they blamed Obama and the Dems for failing like solving health care and the Middle East instabilities. They move from obstructionist to having to deal with serious issues.

[Ibon]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SeaGypsy', 'H')e can't be as bad as Duterte.

[Sixstrings]

Final popular vote tally:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')RUMP 48% 59,033,713
CLINTON 48% 59,169,894

[kiwichick]

you beat me to it six !!

Hillary wins the popular vote .....but not the Electoral College

Democrats everywhere need to pick themselves up and regroup

the Mid term elections are only (!!?????) two years away

this is a chance for new leadership on the left

Kirstan Gillabrand in 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kiwichick]

@ Ibon ....yes good question re the response when Trump can't get the Mexicans to pay for the wall or these extra jobs fail to appear

obviously some Americans still don't realize that other countries can do things as well or better than the US can

I can see many Asian countries turning to other countries for trade.....China and Japan in particular

Interesting times ahead

[kiwichick]

looks like more American women may have the same problem Irish women have suffered under for decades (or just forever !!!)

expect many more women to have "holidays" over the Canadian border

[ralfy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', 'T')rue

[ralfy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kiwichick', '@') Ibon ....yes good question re the response when Trump can't get the Mexicans to pay for the wall or these extra jobs fail to appear

obviously some Americans still don't realize that other countries can do things as well or better than the US can

I can see many Asian countries turning to other countries for trade.....China and Japan in particular

Interesting times ahead

[PeakOiler]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', 'S')o now we ask ourselves, all of us here who know the deeper systemic reasons why American culture can never retain its former exceptionalism, how will the masses respond when Donald fails to delivery on impossible promises?

[Cog]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PeakOiler', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', 'S')o now we ask ourselves, all of us here who know the deeper systemic reasons why American culture can never retain its former exceptionalism, how will the masses respond when Donald fails to delivery on impossible promises?

[Outcast_Searcher]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ibon', 'T')he Republicans control the executive and the legislature. They will name conservative judges. For the first time in a long time grid lock can be broken and the government can actually move forward.

What moving forward means is what many worry about.

The interesting thing is that now the republicans have to own all these really complicated issues, the same issues they blamed Obama and the Dems for failing like solving health care and the Middle East instabilities. They move from obstructionist to having to deal with serious issues.

[Cog]

Hillary supporter last night.

[Plantagenet]

Unlike Hillary, who used her concession speech to attack Trump again, Obama just gave a very gracious statement this morning to congratulate Trump for his victory.

Congrats to Obama for having the class to endorse the election results and promise to cooperate fully in the transition of power to President-elect Trump.

As President Obama just said "We're all on the same team."

[Cog]

Important enough to say twice. Bravo Sir.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Outcast_Searcher', 'i')t will be amusing to see Trump try to magically "restore all the jobs", as though he controls global technology and demographics.